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Alternate names: 大羽 dà yǔ, Great Feather

Channel: GV, Governing (dū) Vessel

Modern location: An acupoint located on the posterior aspect of the head, 1.5 cùn above the superior border of the external occipital protuberance (eop) on the midline.

Classic location: One cùn and five fēn directly above Brain's Door (GV-17). (Yī Zōng Jīn Jiàn)

Local anatomy: See GV-17.

Action: Calms the liver and extinguishes wind; soothes the sinews and quickens the network vessel.

Modern indications: Headache; dizzy vision; stiff nape; mania and withdrawal.

Classic indications: Vomiting of foamy drool; epilepsy; tugging and slackening; pain and stiff nape; insomnia.

Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.2‒0.3 cùn backward transverse insertion. Moxa: 3‒5 cones; pole 5‒15 min.

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